Mario Kart 9 is a video game made by Power Paintbrush Productions in collaboration with Nintendo and the Power Team, planned for release in mid-2016 on the 3DS, and late in 2016 on the Wii U. There is also a New 3DS Remake for the 3DS Version of this game planned for early 2017, and a version for The V² planned for mid 2017.

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Gameplay

Mario and his friends have to race around a total of 32 tracks, performing tricks, soaring on gliders, diving to watery depths or even taking rides up walls and ceilings!

Each of the 32 tracks are split into Grand Prix Cups, with 4 per cup. Four of these cups are original tracks, and another four cups contain retro tracks - in the 3DS Version, this is one from the SNES, two from the N64, two from the GBA, one GCN, three DS, three Wii and four 3DS. As for the Wii U Version, there is one SNES, one N64, one GBA, two GCN, two DS, two Wii, three 3DS and four Wii U.

This game features customisable options to adjust music, graphics and even the logo on your vehicle. It also offers a cool new style to the anti-gravity, an option to play the game using the touch screen and Mission Mode's return!

Characters

Special thanks to Kingler for filling in some of the character descriptions.

There are a total of 30 characters (not including DLC characters), however you can also play as Miis. With the exception of Miis and DLC Characters, every character has a Hyper Power.

Fly Guy is also available as a playable character in 3DS Multiplayer if you don't have a game card. Fly Guy is classified a middleweight character with perfectly balanced stats. He has no Hyper Power.

Who's the racer next door, living in a haunted mansion? You'd better learn her name, cos it's Argh-shley!

Platinum Luigi

Medium

Luigi's brand-new counterpart ready to shine on the race track!

Palette Swaps

In order to access a palette swap, press up while holding the Confirm Button on the designated character. Release to select a Palette Swap.

Name

Character

Image

Availability

Yellow Yoshi

Yoshi

Available at the start

Light Blue Yoshi

Yoshi

Available at the start

Blue Toad

Toad

Available at the start

Yellow Toad

Toad

Available at the start

Tennis-Wear Peach

Peach

Available from the start

Tennis-Wear Daisy

Daisy

Available from the start

Luigi's Mansion King Boo

King Boo

Available from the start

Fire Mario

Mario

Available from the start

Ice Luigi

Luigi

Available from the start

Red Koopa

Koopa Troopa

Available from the start

Green Paratroopa

Koopa Paratroopa

Unlock Koopa Paratroopa

Japanese R.O.B.

R.O.B.

Unlock R.O.B.

Doctor Mario

Mario

Play 50 Online Races

Tennis-Wear Rosalina

Rosalina

Play 100 Online Races

Dark Bowser

Bowser

Play 150 Online Races

Green Toad

Toad

Win the 50cc Mushroom Cup

Purple Toad

Toad

Win the 100cc Mushroom Cup

Cyan Toad

Toad

Win the 150cc Mushroom Cup

Black Toad

Toad

Win the Mirror Mushroom Cup

Orange Toad

Toad

With DLC Pack 1

Brown Toad

Toad

With DLC Pack 2

Red Yoshi

Yoshi

Win the 50cc Shell Cup

Blue Yoshi

Yoshi

Win the 100cc Shell Cup

Pink Yoshi

Yoshi

Win the 150cc Shell Cup

Purple Yoshi

Yoshi

Win the Mirror Shell Cup

White Yoshi

Yoshi

With DLC Pack 1

Black Yoshi

Yoshi

With DLC Pack 2

Frog Mario

Mario

With DLC Pack 1

Frog Luigi

Luigi

With DLC Pack 1

Blue Koopa

Koopa Troopa

With DLC Pack 1

Blue Paratroopa

Koopa Paratroopa

Woth DLC Pack 1

Captain Toad

Toad

With DLC Pack 2

Captain Toadette

Toadette

With DLC Pack 2

Sports-Wear Peach

Peach

With DLC Pack 2

Sports-Wear Daisy

Daisy

With DLC Pack 2

R.O.B.E.R.T.A.

R.O.B.

Complete all Mission Mode challenges

Tracks

The player starts out with the Mushroom, Flower, Shell and Banana Cups. Earning a trophy in the Flower Cup unlocks the Star Cup, and earning a trophy in this unlocks the Crown Cup. The Banana Cup is similar and unlocks the Leaf Cup, then Lightning Cup.

Notice: Names in italics are from the North American Version.

Mushrom Cup

Track

Image

Flying?

Underwater Areas?

Anti-Gravity?

Description

Laps

Mario Circuit

Yes

No

No

An official race course, well-lit by moonlight.

3 Laps

Toad Mansion

Yes

No

Yes

A track lining a mansion in a haunted forest.

3 Laps

Peach's Pond

Toadstool Water Park

No

Yes

Yes

A water track in a Mushroom-themed water park.

3 Laps

Yoshi's Island

Yes

Yes

No

A grasslands track in Yoshi's island home.

3 Laps

Flower Cup

Track

Image

Flying?

Underwater Areas?

Anti-Gravity?

Description

Laps

DK Treeway

Yes

No

No

A skyline track in a jungle DK calls home.

3 Laps

Baby Valley

Yes

Yes

Yes

An abandoned amusement park designed for babies.

1 Lap, 3 Parts

Luigi's Mansion 2

Dark Moon Mansion

No

No

Yes

A track in a haunted mansion during a thunderstorm.

3 Laps

Koopa Castle

Bowser's Fortress

Yes

No

Yes

A castle on a mountain peak above an old waterway.

3 Laps

Star Cup

Track

Image

Flying?

Underwater Areas?

Anti-Gravity?

Description

Laps

Waluigi Arcade

Yes

No

Yes

A track in an arcade, and within its games.

3 Laps

Bowser Garden

Junior Nursery

Yes

Yes

Yes

A garden on the tops of a stone castle.

1 Lap, 3 Parts

Toad's Lakeside

Toadstool Water Slide

Yes

Yes

No

A track in a water slide by a lake.

3 Laps

Daisy's Tree Valley

Yes

No

Yes

A track on the top of an autumn tree.

3 Laps

Crown Cup

Track

Image

Flying?

Underwater Areas?

Anti-Gravity?

Description

Laps

Rosalina Circuit

Yes

No

Yes

An official race course, inside a cosmic dome.

3 Laps

DK Depths

Funky Ocean

No

Yes

No

A track on a half-flooded island chain.

3 Laps

Bowser's Castle

Yes

Yes

Yes

A track in a hi-tech, lava-filled castle.

3 Laps

Rainbow Road

Yes

Yes

Yes

A rainbow rollercoaster shrouding several celestial objects.

1 Lap, 3 Parts

Shell Cup

Retro tracks are divided by version. The other version's retro tracks are in the four cups earned in the Mario Kart 9 x Super Mario 3D DLC Pack, as the DLC Item Cup, DLC Freezie Cup, DLC Bullet Cup and DLC Coin Cup (In that order)

3DS Version

Track

Image

Flying?

Underwater Areas?

Anti-Gravity?

Description

Laps

3DS Toad Circuit

Yes

No

Yes

An official race course, well-lit by sunlight.

3 Laps

SNES Ghost Valley 1

Yes

No

Yes

A haunted pier above spooky, infested waters.

3 Laps

Wii Mushroom Gorge

Yes

No

Yes

A grasslands track by a mushroom-filled ravine.

3 Laps

DS Shroom Ridge

No

No

No

A car-filled track around a mountain ridge.

3 Laps

Wii U/V2 Version

Track

Image

Flying?

Underwater Areas?

Anti-Gravity?

Description

Laps

Wii U Mario Kart Stadium

Yes

No

Yes

An official race course with a laser light show.

3 Laps

3DS Daisy Hills

Yes

No

Yes

A grasslands track by a village and windmills.

3 Laps

SNES Bowser Castle 1

Yes

No

No

A track on the rooftops of a stone castle.

3 Laps

Wii Toad's Factory

Yes

No

Yes

A track in and around a factory for ? Boxes.

3 Laps

Banana Cup

3DS Version

Track

Image

Flying?

Underwater Areas?

Anti-Gravity?

Description

Laps

GCN Baby Park

No

No

Yes

A skateboard park in honour of the babies.

5 Laps

DS Desert Hills

Yes

No

No

A desert track around a sunlit oasis.

3 Laps

N64 Frappe Snowland

Yes

Yes

No

A snowy track around and in a riverside lake.

3 Laps

3DS Wuhu Island Loop

3DS Wuhu Loop

Yes

No

Yes

A track going all around Wuhu Island.

1 Lap, 3 Parts

Wii U/V2 Version

Track

Image

Flying?

Underwater Areas?

Anti-Gravity?

Description

Laps

Wii U Thwomp Ruins

Yes

Yes

No

A track in an old waterway with Thwomps.

3 Laps

N64 Choco Mountain

Yes

Yes

No

A chocolate-covered mountain track.

3 Laps

DS DK Pass

Yes

No

Yes

A track in a snowy hillside mountain.

3 Laps

GCN Yoshi Circuit

No

No

Yes

An official racecourse shaped like Yoshi.

3 Laps

Leaf Cup

3DS Version

Track

Image

Flying?

Underwater Areas?

Anti-Gravity?

Description

Laps

3DS Piranha Plant Pipeway

3DS Piranha Slide

Yes

Yes

Yes

A water slide track infested by Piranha Plants.

3 Laps

Wii Koopa Cape

Yes

No

Yes

A track in a water theme park by the coast.

3 Laps

GBA Ribbon Road

Yes

No

Yes

A ribbon rollercoaster in a white nothingness.

3 Laps

N64 Bowser's Castle

Yes

No

No

A track in and around Bowser's treacherous castle.

3 Laps

Wii U/V2 Version

Track

Image

Flying?

Underwater Areas?

Anti-Gravity?

Description

Laps

Wii U Shy Guy Falls

Yes

Yes

Yes

A track on a waterfall area around a mountain.

3 Laps

GBA Yoshi Desert

Yes

No

No

A desert track, infested with Piranha Plants.

3 Laps

3DS Koopa City

3DS Neo Bowser City

Yes

No

Yes

A hi-tech city made in honour of the Koopas.

3 Laps

DS Airship Fortress

Yes

No

Yes

A track on and inside a huge, hi-tech airship.

3 Laps

Lightning Cup

3DS Version

Track

Image

Flying?

Underwater Areas?

Anti-Gravity?

Description

Laps

DS Mario Circuit

Yes

No

Yes

An official racecourse, lined with pipes.

3 Laps

Wii Dry Dry Ruins

Yes

Yes

Yes

A track ranging around a desert and temple.

3 Laps

3DS Wuhu Mountain Loop

3DS Maka Wuhu

Yes

No

Yes

A mountain track around Wuhu Island.

1 Lap, 3 Parts

GBA Rainbow Road

Yes

No

Yes

A rainbow rollercoaster by Paper Bowser's Castle.

3 Laps

Wii U/V2 Version

Track

Image

Flying?

Underwater Areas?

Anti-Gravity?

Description

Laps

Wii Moonview Highway

Yes

No

Yes

An open road over a moonlit lake.

3 Laps

3DS Rosalina's Ice World

Yes

Yes

Yes

An icy track in a desolate wasteland.

3 Laps

Wii U Mount Wario

Yes

No

Yes

A track heading down a snowy mountain.

1 Lap, 3 Parts

GCN Rainbow Road

Yes

No

Yes

A rainbow rollercoaster over a moonlit city.

3 Laps

You can also create a Rainbow Cup, a custom Grand Prix with retro tracks of your choice (Modified to suit this game, of course, so it works)

Time Trial Ghost Datas

As well as Staff Ghost Data, you can also race your Ghost Data or obtain Ghost Datas online.

Course

Character

Vehicle

Wheels

Glider

Mario Circuit

Mario

Standard Kart M

Standard

Super Glider

Toad Mansion

Toad

Bullet Bike

Standard

Super Glider

Peach's Pond

Peach

Royal Ribbon

Roller

Peach Parasol

Yoshi's Island

Yoshi

Mach Bike

Slim

Parachute

DK Treeway

Donkey Kong

Standard Kart H

Monster

Parafoil

Baby Valley

Baby Mario

Bullet Bike

Slim

Super Glider

Luigi's Mansion 2

Luigi

Bonbon

Standard

Super Glider

Koopa Castle

Koopa Troopa

Pipe Frame

Wooden

Flower Glider

Waluigi Arcade

Waluigi

Circuit Special

Standard

Super Glider

Bowser Garden

Bowser Jr.

Nitrocycle

Slim

Ghastly Glider

Toad's Lakeside

Toadette

Pipe Frame

Roller

Peach Parasol

Daisy's Tree Valley

Daisy

Royal Ribbon

Slick

Peach Parasol

Rosalina Circuit

Rosalina

Royal Ribbon

Roller

Peach Parasol

DK Depths

Diddy Kong

Circuit Special

Slim

Super Glider

Bowser's Castle

Bowser

Bowser Bike

Monster

Ghastly Glider

Rainbow Road

R.O.B.

Circuit Special

Standard

Super Glider

3DS Toad Circuit

Yellow Toad

Standard Kart

Standard

Super Glider

SNES Ghost Valley 1

King Boo

Phantom

Standard

Swoop

Wii Mushroom Gorge

Toadette

Pipe Frame

Roller

Flower Glider

DS Shroom Ridge

Blue Toad

Bullet Bike

Roller

Super Glider

Wii U Mario Kart Stadium

Fire Mario

Standard Kart

Slim

MKTV Parachute

3DS Daisy Hills

Daisy

Royal Ribbon

Wooden

Peach Parasol

SNES Bowser Castle 1

Bowser Jr.

Wild Wing

Monster

MKTV Parafoil

Wii Toad's Factory

Yellow Toad

Nanobike

Roller

Parachute

Battle Courses

Name

Image

Description

SNES Battle Course 1

A simple course designed for Balloon Battles.

N64 Double Deck

A two-layered, mechanical battle course.

GBA Battle Course 3

A complex course designed for Shine Runners.

GCN Luigi's Mansion

A battle course spanning Gloomy Manor.

DS Nintendo DS

A DS-shaped course, floating in space.

Wii Delfino Pier

A course on Delfino Square's pier.

3DS Sherbet Rink

A battle course on a royal ice garden.

Dry, Dry Dunes

A track in a desert temple with lava.

Wild Yoshi Sanctuary

A jungle home for lost wild Yoshis.

Coconut Market

A marketplace in Delfino Square.

Maple Treehouse

An area in an autumn treehouse.

Wuhu Island

A course all around Wuhu Island.

Castle Koopa

A course inside Bowser's castle.

Cosmic Colosseum

A course in a cosmic dome.

Items

Item

Image

Purpose

Dash Mushroom

Small speed boost.

Triple Mushroom

Provides three mushrooms.

King Mushroom

Infinite mushrooms within set time.

Green Shell

Flies in a straight line, knocking over foes.

Red Shell

Chases the target, knocking over foes.

Triple Shells

Three red/green shells that orbit the vehicle.

Flying Blue

Pursues first place, knocking over foes.

Rainbow Shell

Provides seven shells, each are either red or green.

Banana

Causes whoever touches it to spin out.

Triple Banana

Three bananas which follow the vehicle.

Fake ? Box

Looks like a ? Box but stuns if touched.

Freezie

A green shell that freezes opponents.

Triple Freezie

Three Freezies that orbit the vehicle.

Boo

Invisibility and a speed boost, plus stealing.

Sling Star

Sends you flying into the air.

Mini Mushroom

Invisible track hazard, shrinks the victim

Poison Mushroom

Invisible track hazard, slows the victim

Bob-Omb

Stays hidden under the track, then explodes.

Mega Mushroom

Increases speed and off-road, cancels lightning.

POW Block

Three uses, third usage spins opponents out.

Blooper

Coats opponent's screens in ink and lowers grip.

Lightning

Zaps opponents, shrinking them for a while.

Star

Invinicility and a speed boost for a set time.

Super Leaf

Gives the vehicle a tail used to attack.

Fire Flower

Allows you to shoot fireballs with set ammo.

Ice Flower

Allows you to shoot snowballs with set ammo

Bullet Bill

Invincibility, speed boost AND auto-pilot!

Infi-Nine

Provides nine items to make a shield.

Hyper Powers

Whilst similar to regular items, Hyper Powers are rarer and appear regardless of position. Additionally, each is exclusive to a single character. There are four types of Hyper Power...

Ongoing: Lasts for the equivalent length of 1 lap (or 1 part in 3-part tracks such as Rainbow Road)

Blaster: Has a set ammo similarly to Fire Flower.

Instant: Operates instantly.

Disposable: Must be deployed to use, similarly to a Shell or Banana.

Name

Character

Type

Function

Flame Turbo

Mario

Ongoing

Increases speed by 20%

Poltergust 5000

Luigi

Blaster

Press the item button to shoot a tornado in each of 8 directions

Heart Blossom

Peach

Instant

Causes all other racers to fall asleep, preventing them from moving for 4 seconds

Flower Garden

Daisy

Disposable

Can deploy three large flowers which slow characters going across them

Rainbow Water

Yoshi

Instant

Reduces everyone else's speed by 25% until the water recedes (after about 20 seconds)

Exploding Eggs

Birdo

Blaster

Gains 15 eggs to throw - each egg flies in an arc and explodes on impact

Spore Powder

Toad

Ongoing

If a racer bumps into Toad, they will be knocked backwards and stunned

Duplicate Shell

Koopa Troopa

Ongoing

Whilst under the effects of this power, adds an extra shell to each Triple Shell or Rainbow Shell Item

Blue Fire Shield

Dry Bones

Ongoing

Makes DB impervious to items (except Flying Blue)

Mallet Wave

Baby Mario

Instant

Causes every other racer to flip into the air

Chomp Dasher

Baby Luigi

Ongoing

Removes the need to steer manually

Trampoline

Baby Peach

Disposable

Deploys three trampolines - the trampolines send the next two racers to touch them flying into the air

Touch Screen Steering

Pull the red lever forward to accelerate. To perform a Rocket Start, pull it forward the second you see "Go!"

The Steering Wheel is to steer. You will automatically drift and Mini-Turbo.

Blue Button to use items. Tilt it to aim the direction you throw.

Swipe up on the orange arrows for a Trick. Swipe up on a blue arrow for a Wheelie.

Mission Mode

In this mode, you must complete the many preset missions. These range from driving through rings in order to collecting coins and beating a rival. You can choose whichever character you want.

After completing the 8 Missions in each level, you can fight the boss! Here's how...

Dino Piranha (Level 1): Charges at the player. Knock him back with Mushrooms. To win, you have to knock him into the water!

King Kaliente (Level 2): Shoots fireballs and coconuts. Grab a shell to hit his tentacles with. Hit all 4 to defeat him!

Kamella (Boss 3): Beat her on GCN Baby Park (3DS and New 3DS) or Wii U Mario Kart Stadium (Wii U and V2). She can teleport later in the race, and also summons Goombas and Mushrooms.

Bouldergeist (Boss 4): The player must collect 30 Coins. If you get hit by one of his Bomb Boos, you'll drop some of your coins! Get them back by ramming into Bouldergeist.

Major Burrows (Boss 5): Throw a Bob-Om at him whilst he burrows to push him into your range. When you hit him, grab one of three mushrooms that appears after hitting him to deal damage. Repeat twice to beat him!

Fiery Dino Piranha (Boss 6): Shoots fireballs, otherwise similar to Dino Piranha. Find a Mushroom and knock him off the stage with it. However, you need to knock him off three times to win!

Downloadable Content

Mario Kart 9 X New Super Mario Bros: Unlocks a 200cc setting and seven new characters. Also unlocks a few new palette swaps and vehicle parts. Released on Handheld Devices in January 2017, and on Home Consoles in March 2017.

Mario Kart 9 X Super Mario 3D: Unlocks four new Grand Prix and several extra characters. Also unlocks bonus palette swaps and vehicle parts. Released on Handheld Devices in July 2017, and on Home Consoles in September 2017.

Development

At E3 2015, a reveal trailer for the game was displayed. It showed Mario racing along a track that looked similar to Mario Circuit (From this game), before changing to an icy track, and finally Rainbow Road from Mario Kart 7. As Mario raced, more characters turned up, until all 18 default characters were shown. The message "We'll all be waiting for you" then appears on the screen, followed by the game's logo and "Coming soon for 3DS and Wii U".

A few weeks later, another trailer showed up. This time, Mario and Luigi become Fire Mario and Ice Luigi, actual gameplay footage is seen, and at the end the message "Customise everything" appeared, along with the logo and "Coming 2016 for 3DS and Wii U".

In 2016, another reveal trailer was shown, with Fire Mario working on the Turbo Blooper, attaching Slim Wheels and a Super Glider. The message "Hundreds of vehicle combinations" appeared, and Mario ran to a storage space. He turned a gear, turning the background music from synthesised to orchestrated, and pulled a lever, grabbing a tablet and drawing a Lightning Bolt, which then appeared on his vehicle. The message "A variety of options" appeared, and Mario jumped into the Turbo Blooper, racing away with it. The message "Be the best racer in town" appeared, followed by the logo, "Coming 2016 for 3DS, Wii U and New 3DS" and "In collaboration with Power Paintbrush Productions".

Artwork

Workers

Trivia

Steering in this game can be done by tilting the device/remote/tablet.

This is the Power Team's first game on the 3DS, Wii U, New 3DS and V2.

This is the first Mario Kart Game so far where the Standard Wheels aren't named 'Normal' in PAL Versions.

A glitch character called If You Are Reading This, You Have Either Found A Bug Or Are... (The rest not fitting on the character name section) appears in this game. He resembles a Blooper, but has the stance of a Female Mii. If selected, the game crashes due to a significant lack of programming.